Satelite radio reception
#21
01-10-2009, 01:59 PM
Your talking about the FM modulator that the FCC made them power down. FM modulation will never be as good as direct connecting. I had a older XM that when we tied our boats together 3-4 boats down could listen on their radios from my xm. Before I got the factory unit on my bike my friend could listen to my portable on his radio while riding behind me. The FCC got all excited because some cars were hearing the uncensored channels coming thru peoples radios while drive down the freeway. But none of that had anything to do with reception from the sat.
So thats why the newer radio i got didnt pick up for crap and the older ones work great ?
#22
01-10-2009, 02:16 PM
Mine is mounted inside the fairing on top of the radio. It “sees” through fiberglass perfectly. No problems, even in my garage. I also have one mounted inside the fiberglass cap on the front of our motorhome with perfect reception. I also have another one mounted on the rear portion of the roof on our Toyota Tacoma. It works perfectly even in underground parking garages. Don’t know why, but it does 
#23
01-10-2009, 02:30 PM
Under the fairing on top of the radio on my Road Glide gave me the worst recection of any of the places I tried it, might be because the radio is at a angle to the ground, any one seen a connector that would let you hook up 2 ant. (2 ant to the connector then one cable going to the Sat rec.) one ant. in front one ant. in back, I think that would solve a bunch of the rec problems!
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01-10-2009, 10:29 PM
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01-11-2009, 12:44 PM
In the 10 yrs I rode my Suzuki, I NEVER felt like a mis-fit in ANY group (including the predominately HD club) I rode with years ago.
I never thought I needed to be on a Harley to "get some respect".
It's not WHAT you ride, it's IF you ride!
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01-11-2009, 04:55 PM
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I had the one on the handlebars for awhile, it worked ok. Later I moved under the fairing stuck to the top of the radio. I found the under the fairing location to be better in my case. I lose the signal sometimes under heavy tree cover and sometimes it seems the signal is better at different times of the day. Can't explain that one, must be the satelites are better position through out the day.
#27
01-12-2009, 05:57 AM
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